— Vision —
Heaston Church desires to be a church that is both impacted by the Gospel, and who purposes to see the Gospel make an impact. We long to see our surrounding communities, as well as the world, impacted by the Gospel, so that lives are changed and affected in all areas, including (but not limited to) marriages, parent-child relationships, work-relationships, and friendships.
We believe Gospel-impact means...
- …being a church where people of all levels of spiritual maturity grow deeper in their love for the Lord, and grow in their understanding of His love for them.
- …seeing people of all ages and from a diversity of races growing together in worship of our Lord, and ministering to one another.
- …developing the leaders God places among us to continue on the ministry God has through Heaston Church.
- …giving our efforts to developing impact-makers who love Christ’s Church.
- …cultivating a group of people who are safe for others to trust and be honest with who they are, what they struggle with, and where they desire to be in their relationship with the Lord.
- …accepting people where they are and encouraging them to continuously grow in the Lord.
— Mission —
Loving, Living, and Leading others to Jesus Christ.
Loving Jesus Christ
We believe that our ministry as a local church should be from an overflow and an outflow of our love for our Savior because He first loved us. So we start with "loving Jesus Christ." We want to be a gathering of people who are known first and foremost for our love of Jesus.
Living Jesus Christ
Our love for Jesus should then be evident as we go about our daily lives in the areas God allows us - work, school, home, rodeos...etc. Jesus told His disciples in John 13 that the world will know that they are His followers (disciples) by the way they love one another, by the way they live! We do not want to be a gathering of people who are content to just know the content of the Bible and the facts about our Savior. We want to be so deeply impacted by our Savior that we can't help but live for Him!
Leading Others to Jesus Christ
This is really a result of the first two points above. If we are continuously growing in our love for Jesus so that we are living out our belief in Jesus and out of our love for Jesus, then we will want to also see others coming to know the love of Jesus as we share with them the good news of God's love and grace. We want to be a gathering of people who not only know the Gospel, but who apply it to our own lives daily, and who desire to see others be impacted by it as well!
— Values —
Bible
We go to the Bible for answers to life's questions
We live our lives based on biblical principles
When need be we take a firm biblical stance on issues that arise
Grace
We don't live our lives bound by a set of rules (legalism)
We accept people as they are, but we encourage them to be transformed into the image of Christ
We create a safe place where people don't feel judged
Relationship
We create a warm and welcoming environment that is genuine, and where people feel like they belong
We seek to demonstrate what faith looks like in practice
We are intentional about communicating and living a biblical model of love and acceptance
Growth
We teach people the good news of the Gospel of God's grace through Jesus and shepherd them to live out their belief
We desire to see people have a thirst for understanding the Bible
We are focused on developing leaders who lead in both the church and in their workplace
Introducing Our Team
Learn more about our church staff & leadership